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Galapagos and Machupicchu,
World's Best Nature and Culture
14D / 13N

Galapagos and Machupicchu


Itinerary:

Days 1-5: When your international flight arrives in Lima you will accompanied to your hotel.

Next morning, transfer to the airport for your direct flight to Cusco and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, take a private tour of the city of Cusco. You will visit various attractions and see the best Inka stonework in the city. Visit the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, the sacred water site of Tambomachay; Puka Pukara, known also as the resting place and Qenqo, with an Inka altar.

On the following day, in the morning you will be taken to the train station for a journey to Machupicchu, a site considered by many to possess a special mystical energy. Explore the site, and after lunch, head to your hotel. Next day, you’ll have a free morning to explore the village of Aguas Calientes on your own.  There are several hiking and nature options in the area. In the afternoon, you will board the return train to Cusco and get off at Poroy; private car will take you the rest of the way to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco

In the morning, visit the wonderful Pisac Ruins and Market; visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo. View agricultural terraces and Qolcas, ancient storehouses. Descend to the Inka and the Ñusta baths. Next visit the Church of the Virgin of the Montserrat in Chinchero. Return to your hotel in Cusco.

Days 6-8: In the morning, you will be taken to the airport for your direct flight Cusco – Lima and then your international flight to Quito. Transfer to your hotel in Quito. Early in the morning on the next day, depart from Quito to visit the Otavalo Market, one of South America’s most famous Indian markets. Return to Quito and transfer to your Hotel. In the morning explore the city of Quito, beginning with a drive through the northern residential section and continuing to the historic Colonial Centre, designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Visit the Church of San Francisco, Quito’s oldest church and monastery.

Day 9-14: In the morning you shall be taken to the airport to board your flight to the extremely bio-diverse Galapagos Islands. In the afternoon, after lunch, you will travel to Santa Cruz Island. Continue hiking to Dragon Hill (Cerro Dragon. Return to ship.

On the following morning you will disembark at Bartolomé Island and climb up to the summit of the hill. After the hike, enjoy a panga ride around Pinnacle Rock, and after time at the beach, relaxing and/or snorkeling, return to the ship. After lunch, travel to Puerto Egas, where you will see birds and sea lions. Next morning, after breakfast, we disembark at Tower Island; good snorkeling options are available. After lunch, look for whales and dolphins. Later in the day we’ll arrive at North Seymour Island. The afternoon takes you to see a variety of birds, Galápagos sea lions and marine iguanas. Return to ship for dinner

Early the following morning we will disembark to visit Santa Fe (Barrington) Island, which has the oldest rocks of all of the Galapagos. In the afternoon sail to Santa Cruz. Later, you’ll visit the Charles Darwin Research Station. See Giant Tortoises, the Giant Prickly-Pear Cactus forest and many different land birds. Later, see the Scalesia (an endemic giant daisy tree) forest and the twin pit craters, “Los Gemelos”. Return to ship for dinner.

Next morning you will visit Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Island. Here you will visit the San Cristóbal Interpretation Center. Afterwards, you can take a walk through Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, before heading back to the mainland. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Quito. Transfer to hotel in Quito

Last day, at the appropriate hour you will be taken to the airport for your international flight home.
 
 


* Prices will vary depending on the particulars of your program. Special pricing will apply to self-formed groups and families.
Includes:

Accommodation in clean, comfortable double room, with private bathroom, including breakfast / 3-4 stars hotels

Kuoda Tours Representative "Host," at your service in every destination
Private English-speaking guides to all sites mentioned
All transfers and tours in private, comfortable, roomy vehicles
Train tickets on Vistadome Service First Class (Cusco-Machupicchu-Cusco)
Galapagos yacht cruise, hopping among the different islands
Domestic air flights as specified in program (Lima-Cusco and Cusco-Lima)
Entries to all mentioned sites
Meals as specified in program
Daily Summary:
Day 1

Welcome to Peru (Lima)

Day 2
Cusco City Tour (Lima/Cusco)
Day 3
The Sacred City of the Inkas (Cusco/Machupicchu)
Day 4
A Day in Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu/Cusco)
Day 5
Discovering the Sacred Valley of the Inkas (Sacred Valley)
Day 6
Heading to Ecuador (Cusco/Lima, Lima/Quito – Ecuador)
Day 7
Visiting the Otavalo Market (Quito/Otavalo)
Day 8 Quito City Tour (Quito)
Day 9 Starting Out on Your Cruise (Quito/Galapagos Islands)
Day 10 Bartholome Island (Galapagos Islands)
Day 11 Darwin Bay (Tower Island) (Galapagos Islands)
Day 12 Santa Fe (Barrington) Island (Galapagos Islands)
Day 13 Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (Galapagos Islands)
Day 14 Return Home (Galapagos Islands/Quito)
Highlights of Your Trip:
Explore the Navel of the world (Cusco).
Visit the wonderful Pisac Market, the fortress of Ollantaytambo and the Church of the Virgin of the Montserrat in Chinchero.
Private guided tour of Machupicchu.
Explore South America’s most famous Indian markets.
See various species of birds (boobies, frigates, greater flamingos, common stilts, pintail ducks and pelicans) at Galapagos
See a colony of sea lions and giant tortoises at Galapagos
Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and the San Cristobal Interpretation Center

 













Places to Visit:

The Cathedral of Cusco

Koricancha
Sacsayhuaman
Qenqo
Tambomachay
Pukapukara
Pisac Market
Fortress of Ollantaytambo
Chinchero and the Church of the Virgin of the Monserrat
Machupicchu citadel
Quito
Otavalo
Galapagos Islands

 

 

 

       
Cusco at night, Peru   Seal at Galapagos, Ecuador  
The Cathedral of Cusco at night   Seal at Galapagos  
       
Quito, Ecuador   Machupicchu, Peru  
Arch in Quito   Llama in Machupicchu  

 



Machupicchu, The Lost City of the Inkas, Cusco - Peru

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